1st April 2026
Can. A mild haze on this yellowish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, a mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Crispy cooling pine. Bright but slightly tangy hop fruits, a good smorgasbord of citrus and stone fruits. Even more tang on the finish. Interesting. Never had an MSG beer before. Not revolutionary for me and, not sure I would have noticed if I didn't know. But a pleasing tang on this brew.

Panda at home, thanks to the Bearded Avenger, 09/11/2025.
Murky orange topped with an off white cap.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, pine resin, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange zest, pine nip, grapefruit, hop spice, grass.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.

Can bought at FarFarOut, Southsea. Hazy opaque pale gold. Initially frothy foamy white head soon slinks away. Aroma is citrusy with a resinous streak and peripheral canned fruit syrup sweetness. Underlying porridge. Flavourwise it has stone fruit with a citrus sour streak. A resinous bitter element. Quite punchy. Light-medium bodied. Slick and also benefits from soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry quite astringent finish. Not bad house beer.